Tank-cart.



1 No. 760,588, PATBNTED MAY 24,1904.

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running-gear of the vehicle.

No. 760,588. I

, Patented may. 24, 1904.

IUNITED STATES PATE T OFFICE...

TOMEY D. ULRICH, OF MARION, oHio.

TANK-CART.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters PatentiNo. 760,588, dated. May 24, 1904. Application filed November 18, 1903. Serial No. 181,723. (No model.)'

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, TOMEY D. ULRICH, a oiti-- I I zen of the United States, residing at Marion,

in the county of Marion and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and'useful Improvements in Tank-Carts, of which the following is a specification.

' In tank-cartsas at present constructed the tank is supported from the base, and consequently has to be made of heavy wooden staves or sheetmetal to retain its shape. The result of this construction is that these devices are very heavy. In myinvention the tank is made of thin sheet metal secured at. its upper edge to a framework secured to orset upon the Over this tublike receptacle a cover is placed, having a groove into which the top edge of the recep tacle fits to make a liquid-tight tank. By this arrangement it will be readily apparent that the weight of such devices will be materially lessened, as well as the cost of manufacture cheapened.

The .construction'and advantages of my invention will more fully appear hereinafter and by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side viewin elevation of myinvention mounted on a four-wheeled vehicle; Fig. 2, a cross-section through the tank; Fig. 3, a top plan view, slightly enlarged, of the supporting-frame; and Fig. 4, a detail view of one of the top boards.

Referring to the drawings, in which similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, A represents the running-gear of a wagon, on which are secured the bolsters B in the ordinary manner.

My invention consists of cross-beams O,

bolted to said cross-beams C, which in turn support one or more cross-pieces E.

F represents upright posts secured to the ends of cross-beams C and cross-pieces E, and G a rectangular frame secured on its long sidesto posts F near their tops.

H represents a tub-like receptacle, made, -preferably,of thin sheet metal and secured near its top edge to the rectangular frame G by means of bolts or rivets I. In securing the receptacle H to the frame Gr its upper edge is allowed to extend slightly above the edge of said frame to fit into grooves J in the top boards K to make "a water-tight inclosure.

L represents a top frame secured to the posts F to hold the top boards K in position.

It will be noted that girders D are beveled, as shown at d, to receive the bottom of receptacle H. This structure is to prevent the re-- ceptacle from sagging and swinging when full.

It will be apparent that this structure may be, if desired, permanently secured to the bolsters B; but for general use I have found that it is more desirable to make the tank so that it can be applied to wagons of standard construction, and to that end I provide clips at the ends of cross-beams 0 adapted to embrace the standards M on the ends of bolsters B. Said clips consist of irons N, secured to the sides of cross-beams C and braced by blocks 0.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is I i 1. In a tank, a rectangular frame suitably mounted, an open-topped receptacle secured to said rectangular frame and having'its edge projecting thereabove, and top boards secured above said receptacle and having grooves to edge to said frame and depending therefrom,

top boards secured above said receptacle and having grooves to receive the top edgeof said receptacle, and girders secured beneath said receptacle and longitudinally thereof to prevent it from sagging .and swaying, substantially as shown and described. adapted to seat on bolstersB, and girders D,

8. In a tank, cross-beams, girders secured to said cross-beams and having beveled edges, a cross-piece secured to said girders, upright posts secured to the ends of said cross-beams and cross-piece, a frame secured to said posts, an opentopped receptacle. secured to said frame and having its edge projecting thereabove, the bottom of said receptacle resting on and between said'beveled girders, and top boards secured above said receptacle and hav ing grooves to receive the projecting edge of said receptacle, substantially as shown and described.

4:. In combination with a wagon runninggear, bolsters, and standards, cross-beams adapted to rest on said bolsters, clips on the ends of said cross-beams to embrace said standards, girders secured to said cross-beams having beveled edges, a cross-piece secured to said girders, upright posts secured to said cross-beams and cross-pieces, a rectangular frame secured to said posts, an open-topped receptacle secured to said rectangular frame and having its edge projecting thercabove, the bottom of said receptacle resting on and between said beveled girders, top boards scoured above said receptacle and having grooves to receive the projecting edge of said receptacle, and a top frame to hold said top boards in place, substantially as shown and described. In testimony whereof I hereto afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

TOMEY D. ULRICH. Witnesses:

EDWARD HUBER, A. N. WooDRUFF. 

